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6/16/2021 Treasury Announces Key Staff Appointments | U.S. Department of the Treasury Treasury Announces Key Staff Appointments June 14, 2021 WASHINGTON – Today, the United States Department of the Treasury announced three key additions to Treasury sta . These distinguished and diverse individuals join Treasury prepared to deliver results for the American people. Biographies of the appointees are listed below in alphabetical order: Kayla Arslanian, Deputy Executive Secretary, O ice of the Executive Secretary Kayla Arslanian joins the Treasury Department from the New York City Mayor's O ice, where she most recently served as Deputy Chief of Sta to Mayor Bill de Blasio. As a member of the senior leadership team responding to New York City’s COVID-19 crisis, Arslanian was responsible for increasing the city’s testing capacity and led planning e orts to reopen the largest school system in the country. As Deputy Chief of Sta , she also advised the mayor on a wide-ranging set of issues, including: public housing, education and the city’s expense and capital budgets. Arslanian held multiple roles in the Mayor’s O ice, previously serving as Deputy Director of Intergovernmental A airs and as Special Assistant to the Mayor. Arslanian began her career as a Legal Analyst at the New York State Attorney General’s O ice and later worked in the New York State Governor’s O ice, where she joined Governor Andrew Cuomo’s first term administration as Special Assistant to the Director of State Operations. A native of New York City, Arslanian is a proud Wolverine – earning both her B.A and J.D. from the University of Michigan. J.J. Ricchetti, Special Assistant, O ice of Legislative A airs J.J. Ricchetti joins the Treasury Department a er graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in political science. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0226 1/2 6/16/2021 Treasury Announces Key Staff Appointments | U.S. Department of the Treasury Antonio J. White, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Engagement, O ice of Public A airs Antonio White returns to the Treasury Department from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation where he was a senior member of the public engagement team. Prior to joining the foundation, White founded and led Beyond Ideas Group, a public a airs and social impact consulting firm that specialized in communications, campaigns, and public engagement strategy. White previously served as the Treasury Department’s Senior Advisor for Business A airs during the Obama Administration and as Associate Director of Scheduling and Advance for Treasury Secretaries Tim Geithner and Jack Lew. A proud Warrensville Heights, Ohio native, White earned a master’s degree in history from Morgan State University and a bachelor’s degree in Black studies from Miami University. ### https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0226 2/2